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While senior citizens experiencing cognitive decline are 33 percent more likely to fall victim to financial fraud and exploitation, even healthy seniors with their cognitive faculties intact are regularly preyed upon, as a recent study has found that as many as 1 in 18 "cognitively intact" individuals have been the victim of some sort of scam― a figure likely too low, as many victims are reluctant to report what happened.

The SEC has faulted the Beaumont Financing Authority for regularly failing to disclose required financial information to investors in a series of bond offerings, and then made matters worse when it later failed to disclose these previous failures to disclose, which the SEC said misled investors as to the the likelihood the district would comply with disclosure obligations in the future.

Identity thieves are adapting to an increasingly popular security practice of requiring accounts to be linked to a phone number by tricking carriers into letting them hijack the number itself, allowing them access personally information nearly unimpeded.

With so many regulators out there, it can be tough to keep track of all the decisions being made. This is the NYSSCPA’s regular series that collects relevant regulatory announcements from the past week, and puts them in one place to help you stay on top of the issues.

Big Four firm KPMG, which has served as troubled bank Wells Fargo's external auditor for 85 years, knew about the unethical and illegal conduct at the financial institution since at least 2013, but didn't feel what they found was material and so didn't note it in their reports.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) faulted the IRS for improperly excluding certain federal contractors from the Federal Payment Levy Program (FPLP), which allows the service to systemically collect back taxes from Federal contractors at a minimal cost. In so doing, it has missed out on collecting about $1.1 million in back taxes.

The UK's Financial Reporting Council, which regulates the accounting profession in that country, leveled the largest fine in its history, $6.6 million (or, roughly, 5.1 million pounds), at Big Four firm PwC over misconduct during its audit of RSM Tenon Group.

The co-creators and producers behind hit cable series The Walking Dead have sued AMC Entities and related companies over what exactly constitutes "profit" when the production studio and TV network are owned by the same company.

Controversial ride-sharing company Uber has agreed to regular privacy audits as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over what it said was a failure to protect the personal information of both its drivers and customers. It also, as a separate matter, has added new billing, expense and reporting tools for companies that use the service for business purposes.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has leveled a $6.2 million fine against Big Four firm KPMG over failure to properly audit an oil and gas company, which gave investors a false impression as to its worth.

With so many regulators out there, it can be tough to keep track of all the decisions being made. This is the NYSSCPA’s regular series that collects relevant regulatory announcements from the past week, and puts them in one place to help you stay on top of the issues.

A bill (S6026A/A7895A) that would require mandatory peer review for all CPA firms in New York state that do attest work was passed in the Senate and Assembly in June and now requires only Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature to become law. The Society advocated for passage of the act, which eliminates an exemption from mandatory peer review for firms with two or fewer CPAs, in order to protect the public interest by ensuring best practices among all CPA firms that perform audits.